10271 Magnolia Ave.
(in the Circuit City strip mall across from the Tyler Mall)


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Review by: MrBreakfast.com Visitor on 11/8/2010

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This is probably my favorite restaurant in Riverside. The service is great and the food is amazing!! They also have a large ammount of vegetrian friendly foods which I love. The price is great with such large portions.

Award Nomination: Best Service

Review #21459Review by: MrBreakfast.com Visitor on 11/7/2010

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Instant gravy. Margarine. There motto is "Simply the Best". This is "Simply a Lie".

Award Nomination: Hugest Dump

Review #21452Review by: dbohulano on 7/24/2010

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Bleah! We have tried this place on several different occasions, and I just get disappointed each time. The coffee is awful, the food is greasy, plain and unimaginative. This is not the best Riverside has to offer, keep looking. If you are looking for something not that far away, Goodfella's in Corona is far better and right off the freeway.

Award Nomination: Hugest Dump

Review #20619Review by: MrBreakfast.com Visitor on 4/15/2010

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I ATE IN THERE ON 4/14/10 AT 9:30 AM, I HAD ALDONDIGAS SOUP, COTTAGE CHEESE AND FLOUR TORTILLA. AFTER WE LEFT I FELT DIZZY, WE HAD TO VISIT MY SISTER IN LAW IN THE HOSPITAL, WELL I WAS DIZZY THE WHOLE TIME, WE WENT BACK TO THE RV PARK WHERE WE ARE STAYING AND TRIED TO LAY DOWN, BUT I THREW UP EVERYTHING I ATE, TWICE

I AM FINE NOW, NOT DIZZY, SURE DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS THE FOOD, BUT I WILL NEVER EAT THERE, WE USED TO EAT THERE ALL THE TIME WHEN WE LIVED IN RIVERSIDE.

MARGARET MEDLEY, RIGGINS, ID 83549

Review #19816Review by: bryansiegel on 4/9/2010

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I have to say that this is the best breakfast in I've had in a long time. As a Rancho Cucamonga Divorce Lawyer I go here after every case. I highly recommend the coffee.

Award Nomination: Best Service

Review #19774Review by: MrBreakfast.com Visitor on 2/28/2010

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The food was very tasty. My mom actually said it was the best omelette she ever had! I had the chilaquiles, and the beans were so authentic, mmm, they tasted like my abuelitas! The only reason I gave it a 4...is because it was very messy. Napkins on the floor. Tables weren't very upkept. But, I can definitely over look a few napkins for those beans. :) I will be back. Oh, and this is the place to go if you are a college couple. It was packed with googley eyed, lovey dovey college kids which was entertainment in it self. Very cute :)

Review #19440Review by: MrBreakfast.com Visitor on 12/8/2009

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Brandon's is simply marvelous. A true "diner" atmosphere with a tasty and extensive menu, friendly staff and consistently wonderful customer service. In addition to great breakfast, you can enjoy their popular Taco Tuesday (try the chicken...yum) or stop in for coffee and dessert (my favorite is the Carrot Cake). There are many options at this casual spot. I happen to work near the Riverside location on Magnola Ave. and live near the Moreno Valley on Sunnymead Blvd. and find them both delightful!

Award Nomination: Best Breakfast Ever

Review #18750Review by: MrBreakfast.com Visitor on 5/3/2009

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Moreno Valley FINALLY has a GREAT Mom & Pop breakfast restaurant!
After seeing the waiting line outside the door at IHOP at 10:00 this Sunday morning, my wife and I decided to try somewhere else and found Brandon's Diner in the old Millie's location on Sunnymead Blvd. We walked in and were seated almost immediately, even though three families entered just before we did and were seated in turn. The menu selection is vast, food is fresh and flavorful, the portions are HUGE, the prices are reasonable, our server, Kyle, was knowledgeable and very attentive. My wife ordered the Huevos Caballo with hash browns and I had the Chili Verde omelet with home fries and biscuits and gravy. While we were waiting for our orders to arrive, we eyed the food being delivered to other diners and deduced we were in for a TREAT. We were NOT mistaken!
IHOP has been the only game in town forEVER, and while they're okay, well, they're just OKAY...the people flock there in droves and waiting 30-45 minutes on just about any weekend morning is not okay. Moreno Valley has a BAD habit of supporting the worst editions of the big chain restaurants while REALLY GOOD local places go belly up due to lack of customers. Hopefully, Brandon's Diner will be a fixture in town for a LONG time. We'll be back again and again and again!...
And since I don't believe in anonymous internet postings, we are Tim and Cheryl in Moreno Valley.


Award Nomination: Best Service

Review #16930Review by: MrBreakfast.com Visitor on 3/29/2009

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My wife and I have found a local place, in the tradition of a great diner and serving breakfast all day long. While Brandon's Diner is nothing to look at either inside or out the food so far is super terrific. While we watched all types of food being served around us we were waiting for the true test of any place, pancakes. When ordering pancakes, order the smaller of the two portions. They were huge, light, and flavorful. The waffle was normal size but equally delicious. The bacon and sausage were of made from quality meats and the eggs OM were cooked perfectly. We got excellent value, and we look forward exploring the rest of the menu.

Review #16653Review by: xplodes23 on 2/3/2009

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i love brandons diner great food with great portions

Award Nomination: Best Breakfast Ever

Review #16131Review by: pitmasterav on 10/15/2008

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I have gone to Brandon's several times and have never been disapointed! The food is awesome! Being in the biz all my life its great to see a restaurant that gets it, every time!

Award Nomination: Best Breakfast Ever

Review #15102Review by: iluvfood on 10/13/2008

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I have been a loyal customer since Brandon’s in Cucamonga first won me over years ago. Their food is delicious, their service is great, and the atmosphere is homey. After reading the comment about the Moreno Valley location I just had to go out & see for myself. Although they are still not as smoothly running as the Rancho location (which is understandable since they have just recently opened)I was not disappointed. The grilled shrimp and bake potato were mouth watering and I have not stopped dreaming about the apple pie a la mode.

Award Nomination: Best Breakfast Ever

Review #15089Review by: ranita on 7/29/2007

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the most excellent affordable diner in town. and its very clean, reputable, with an awesome staff, great cooks!!! definately a recommend!

Award Nomination: Best Service

Review #10959Review by: Skysailor on 8/20/2006

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I used to be a La Sierra snob where reataurants abound and the food is mediocre. Brandon's however is a jewel in the rough, it has the breakfast for any taste, Americans can go there and feast on the huge ommelettes, steak and eggs and hotcakes. Mexicans can also go there and enjoy a large bowel of Menudo with all the fixin's or a large plate of Machaca with an order of flour or corn tortillas.

Brandon's has weekly specials and also has the best meatball soup otherwise known as Albondigas in the Inland Empire.

Finally, I'm a local where the Restaurant does business, La Sierra is a small western suburb of Riverside before ending up in Corona, I don't live there anymore, I'm a now a Floridian that remembers the good food and goot ambiance...My wife loves the wet Burrito for breakfast...Alas, a vegetarian...

Award Nomination: Best Breakfast Ever

Review #8299Review by: thewonderdrumer on 7/13/2003

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If you want a TON of food, for a reasonable price, this is the place to go. Their omlettes are huge, and they have a special "Cinnamon Roll French Toast" that is AMAZING. Although the food isn't anything particularly special, it is decent, and filling, and for college kids that's VERY important. The service is friendly, the coffee hot, and the portions HUGE. This place is packed on the weekends, so be sure to get their early (or late)... just not anywhere in the "middle"... Enjoy!

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